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The Lexington crime rate is lower than the Virginia average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #21

Lexington, VA	415.67
Virginia	1,125.21
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lexington, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lexington, VA	Count	0	2	0	3	8	46	1	1
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	27.8	0.0	41.6	111.1	638.6	13.9	13.9	403
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	17.2	51.5	112.9	277.7	1,560.5	92.1	NA	912
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lexington, VA	Count	0	1	1	2	6	54	2	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	14.3	14.3	28.6	85.8	772.0	28.6	0.0	372
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	19.1	55.3	109.7	322.5	1,640.1	103.3	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	1	37	51	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.1	523.2	721.2	0.0	0.0	456
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	17.7	57.5	111.1	360.5	1,690.7	110.9	NA	1,002
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lexington, VA	Count	0	2	1	1	16	57	2	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	28.1	14.0	14.0	224.5	799.9	28.1	28.1	503
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	67.1	106.9	377.9	1,751.6	120.1	NA	1,045
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	1	2	7	35	2	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	14.4	28.8	101.0	504.8	28.8	0.0	242
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	19.1	70.7	119.1	382.8	1,812.5	131.8	NA	1,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	1	6	51	3	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.2	85.1	723.5	42.6	28.4	260
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	19.2	79.4	123.9	400.6	1,883.4	144.9	NA	1,148
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	1	2	5	64	1	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	14.2	28.5	71.2	910.9	14.2	0.0	320
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.7	22.6	95.7	132.8	411.8	1,935.6	170.7	NA	1,236
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	1	5	15	74	4	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	14.9	74.5	223.5	1,102.7	59.6	0.0	514
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.3	22.6	99.2	142.6	410.9	1,873.3	182.2	NA	1,248
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	2	1	16	89	2	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	29.2	14.6	233.8	1,300.4	29.2	0.0	515
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.2	23.4	101.4	152.1	417.6	1,866.8	193.8	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	5	2	14	82	6	1
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	71.3	28.5	199.7	1,169.8	85.6	14.3	571
	Virginia	Per 100,000	6.1	22.7	99.2	154.8	392.1	2,035.0	211.1	NA	1,319
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lexington, VA		-0.11
Virginia		24.33
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lexington, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.2	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lexington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lexington, VA	2.34
Virginia	2.62
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lexington, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lexington, VA	Count	17	15	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	236.0	208.2	27.8	2.22
	Virginia	Per 100,000	286.7	226.5	60.2	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lexington, VA	Count	19	17	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	271.6	243.0	28.6	2.57
	Virginia	Per 100,000	287.8	227.1	60.7	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lexington, VA	Count	18	16	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	254.5	226.2	28.3	2.40
	Virginia	Per 100,000	288.7	227.4	61.3	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lexington, VA	Count	18	16	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	252.6	224.5	28.1	2.39
	Virginia	Per 100,000	289.7	226.8	62.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lexington, VA	Count	19	17	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	274.0	245.2	28.8	2.60
	Virginia	Per 100,000	292.4	229.8	62.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lexington, VA	Count	17	15	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	241.2	212.8	28.4	2.27
	Virginia	Per 100,000	296.9	232.5	64.4	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lexington, VA	Count	19	17	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	270.4	242.0	28.5	2.56
	Virginia	Per 100,000	305.7	237.6	68.1	2.72
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lexington, VA	Count	19	17	2
	Lexington, VA	Per 100,000	283.1	253.3	29.8	2.68
	Virginia	Per 100,000	302.3	234.5	67.8	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lexington, VA	Count	17	15	2
2005	Lexington, VA	Count	15	13	2